I'm a millennial in love with the lost arts. I long for the days where free time was spent reading, sewing, and writing letters. While there are people that still do these activities, with me being one of them, I wish they were more common; I wish I wasn't part of the dying minority. For my little brother and most other kids, life without access to the Internet at every waking moment doesn't exist; that is all they know. Despite being siblings, our childhoods differ vastly, simply because of the huge leaps in technology over the last decade. While technology has its perks, I wish today's world was less focused on screens and more focused on what used to be common, leisure-time activities.

I wish I lived in a world of old books.

Don't get me wrong -- I have many modern-day favorites, but I can't fathom the excitement that would come with being able to see an entire library of books with the intricate spines that used to be common.

I wish I lived in a world more focused on ensuring there is time to relax, rather than running around from one appointment to the next.

Cars are a fantastic invention, but sometimes I wish I lived in a world without cars. I dream about living in a place where all of my needs are within biking distance; a place where there isn't something scheduled every hour of the day; a place where time after work is spent reading books and playing cards and Saturdays are spent tending the garden and working on needling projects such as cross-stitching and knitting. I dream of a place that enjoys every moment, rather than rushing from one place to the next.

I wish I lived in a world with fewer screens.

Let's be honest. Typewriters are practically the greatest thing on the planet, right next to handwritten letters. When was the last time you wrote someone a letter? When was the last time you received an authentic, heartfelt, handwritten letter? They are the perfect mood booster for any day. I try to write at least 2 letters a month, but I wish I had time to write more. Furthermore, I wish I could typewrite with a real typewriter, paper, and ink. Instead, I am forced to adjust to the screen-filled world. (That is, until I am no longer a broke college student and have enough money for a USB Typewriter. Until then I will have to settle for something worse: a modern-day keyboard.)

Lastly, I wish I lived in a world with more physical photos.

I thoroughly enjoy the ability to take and store thousands of photos on my phone. However, part of me wishes I had only a small fraction of them and was forced to have the film developed in order to see them. Having fewer photos would make the ones I do have that much more special. Additionally, as someone that would major in scrapbooking if she could, having all of the photos I own printed at a fraction of how much it would cost to print all of the photos I have today (due to the huge difference in number) would be a dream come true.

Technology is great, but I wish I lived in a time more similar to the past. A time with more physical photos, a plethora of vintage-styled books, and more time to relax.